As the holiday season hits there's nothing like grabbing a good book, heading to a cool shady spot and reading a story that takes you into another world.
But with so many digital distractions, how popular are books and what genres are catching readers interest the most?
Storytelling remains a big part of what it means to be human.
We make sense of the world from the stories we tell about our own lives and the stories we hear from others.
As for Australians, what kind of stories are grabbing our attention the most?
Topping our best seller lists are romance novels, true and fictional crime, self help and memoirs.
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